
Today is an extension to yesterday's message of waiting on, and obeying the Lord's Will to satisfy us and give us pleasure, rather than us focussing on instant gratification regardless of God. I heard a punchline in a movie last night of "Forever is composed of nows". In a way, that tallies with that same message of remaining constantly in God's Will, second by second, now by now so to speak; in God's Kingdom, where we follow Him constantly, we are lead towards eternal life. "For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life through Christ Jesus" (Romans 6:23). When we sin, it means we are doing what we want with things which are not what God wants. Though note that, as we spend time with God and trust what Jesus did for us, we get aligned with His Will and our desires become increasingly what He wants for us. What are we doing with our "nows"? Are we immediately gratifying ourselves with what we think are good things, but completely disregarding God? Or are we giving our "nows" to God for Him to bless us, satisfy us and give us pleasure in His perfect timing?